Helen Keller Memorial Hospital Ratings
1300 SOUTH MONTGOMERY AVENUE
Sheffield, AL 35660
Phone: (256) 386-4556
Sheffield, AL 35660
Phone: (256) 386-4556
Hospital Type: Acute Care Hospitals
Emergency Services: YES
Contents:
Quality of Care - Infectious Diseases - ER Wait Time - Patient Ratings
Quality of Care - Mortality Rate
How well does Helen Keller Memorial Hospital save lives? 22% worse than the national average, based on the overall mortality rate for critical illnesses.| Mortality Rate | |
|---|---|
| Heart Attack | 20% |
| Heart Failure | 13% |
| Pneumonia | 15% |
Infectious Disease at Helen Keller Memorial Hospital
Drug resistant bacteria are becoming the largest health facing the United States. There are an increasing number of drug resistant bacteria, including: drug resistant bacteria due primarily to unnecessary and mis-applied use among humans and livestock, patients with hospitalizations for relatively minor reasons can suddenly face lifethreatening illness.While many hospitals are implementing questionable flu vaccinations1 for their employees, many fewer have as rigorous solutions for nosocomial MDR infections.
| Infectious Disease | Cases |
|---|---|
| C. Diff Sickens more than a half million people each year and has a 17% mortality rate after one year2 | 4 |
| MRSA Causes life-threatening bloodstream infections, pneumonia and surgical site infections. Mortality rates may be as high as 20%3 | 8 |
Emergency Room Wait Time Ratings
Time until initial exam: 0h 29mNon-critical cases where patient is discharged have total visit time of 2 hour and 13 minutes
Serious cases where patients are admitted have 2 hour and 49 minutes to be admitted, then an additional 1 hour and 11 minutes delay before leaving to their room.
Patient Ratings
While customer satisfaction surveys don't necessarily reflect the quality of care provided at the hospital, it can identify some areas that are important standards to maintain, such as managing pain and maintaining a sanitary environment.Overall Rating: AVERAGE
Helen Keller Memorial Hospital
4.65
out of 5
based on 33 ratings.
33 user reviews.
74% of patients rate the hospital excellent
Positive Patient Ratings
Some patients praise:- Pain was usually controlled for patients
- Rooms and facilities are usually clean
- Rooms were often quiet at night
Negative Patient Ratings
Footnotes:
1Questionable efficacy of flu vaccination
2C Diff Mortality Rate
3MRSA Mortality Rate
Helen Keller Memorial Hospital Stories
Mar 25, 2024, 6:08 PM
Flowers Hospital: "The E.R. at flowers is dirty and nasty! The wait time is ridiculously been better to go to Gulf Coast Hospital. According to research if you had a heart attack to save parts from damage need medical attention in the first hour." - Robert
Mar 12, 2024, 7:17 PM
Huntsville Hospital: "I have been waiting at Huntsville Hospital Madison ER for over 5 hours now. Still not in a room. I’m a single mom and need to get home. " - Jennifer
Feb 08, 2024, 11:04 PM
Coosa Valley Medical Center: "Been here in incredible pain, over 4hrs and still no scans or plan of action. I plan to just walk out within the next hour. I heard it was a long wait, but this is kind of ridiculous " - Miki
Dec 03, 2023, 8:46 PM
Huntsville Hospital: "I have been in this waiting room for an agonizing 13 hours with no end in sight. This is inexcusable and whoever is running this department is an abject failure and embarrassment to their profession! Shame on this facility, nothing about emergency response should take 13 hours! This establishment is the complete opposite of CARE! " - Steven
Nov 02, 2023, 1:54 PM
Prattville Baptist Hospital: "On 10-30-2023 I waited 2 hours before being taken for an exam and then only because I questioned why people who came in AFTER me were being seen before me!! Then they put me in the hallway bed and sent a male nurse to do an EKG in the hallway. He insisted on a room before he would do the test. Then they proceeded to ignore me again! If the patient is a 72 yr old gray haired woman, some level of respect is needed but just ignoring me worked for this staff. They just didn't care - a sad commentary for people who are supposed to be professionals. I'll bet these people would not want to be treated as such . The 7 hours I was there I was in real pain. The old Prattville Hospital - before Baptist - was known as a death trap/animal shelter. Baptist needs to tighten up this drifting ship before the good name of Baptist Health is dirtied and smitten. After seeing other comments from prior ER patients, it may be too late already. Wish I had not bothered with going. Would discourage anyone else from going. " - Martha
